The key to geckos' unrivalled climbing skills isn't sticky feet. It's subatomic
By A Mystery Man Writer
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How an atomic interaction – not sticky feet – makes geckos world-class climbers, and is inspiring new human technologies
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Scientists gain fresh insight into the secret of how gecko feet
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A Wilder View: Here's why geckos can pretty much stick to anything
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A Gecko-Inspired Invention Lets Humans Climb Up Glass Walls
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Why Some Geckos Don't Stick
How does a gecko climb?
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Getting a Grip: How gecko toes stick
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Science — Biology
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BioHeroics - Alanna Durkin
SA Sep 2023, PDF, Artificial Intelligence